Zong-ha Yune
Cruise Bruise Date: January 24, 2007
Cruise Bruise: Death
Age: 71
Hometown: Korea
Bruise Location: Cayman Islands
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Ship: Freedom Of The Seas
Details:
911 Emergency Communications Centre got a report of a man who was found floating unconscious in the water at the Sandbar.
Police said he was taken back to shore by the launch he had come out on, and transported to hospital by medics. He did not survive.
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service recently released statistics showing there had been 10 deaths in the Cayman Islands in the past year that were watersports related. A coroner’s jury has not reviewed any of the cases, so official causes of deaths are still pending.
According to the stats, seven of the 10 deaths in 2006 involved snorkelers and three involved divers. Eight of the 10 victims were from the United States.
Local dive and snorkel tour operators said businesses can’t be blamed for someone having a heart attack while out with their vessels.
Zong–ha Yune
Cruise Ship Passenger Dies On Beach Excursion
Freedom of the Seas - January 24, 2007
